Fairfax Times15d
Fairfax County faces potential budget cuts to fire and rescue services
“As the President of IAFF Local 2068, it is my duty to address the critical budget reductions impacting the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department,” said Robert Young, president of IAFF ...
New York Post16d
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
At a commission meeting just last month, Escobar told LA city officials short staffing in the fire department was “dire” warning “someone will die.” LAFD has approximately 3,500 ...
WTOP News16d
Nonprofit Pathway Homes includes housing in its new Fairfax City headquarters
Pathway recently purchased a three-story, 19,000-square-foot building at 4010 University Drive in Fairfax City for $5 million. The purchase was partially funded with a contribution from the ...
Fox News17d
Actor Denis Leary tells 'The View' LA fire department 'understaffed,' gets budget cut further every year
Actor Denis Leary told the co-hosts of "The View" on Wednesday that the Los Angeles Fire Department ... for money from departments around the country, big and small, big city, small town, from ...
NBC Los Angeles17d
Did city, LAFD prepare enough for Palisades Fire? Here's what we know
New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire department did enough to prepare in the days ahead of the deadly Palisades Fire. The fire department did not hold ...
Futurism17d
Kardashians Slammed for Using Way More Than Their Fair Share of Water, Then Griping About City's Fire Response
Internet personality and socialite Khloe Kardashian has come under fire after criticizing Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass for cutting the city's fire department's budget — after wasting an ...
Santa Barbara Independent17d
Santa Barbara City Administrator Addresses Fire Concerns
“But our personnel, because of the proximity, are engaged in that.” Santa Barbara City Fire Department has 18 personnel in the Los Angeles area, where City Fire engines have joined a county strike ...
KTTV17d
City controller blasts Mayor Bass, city leaders over fire budget cuts: 'Disgraceful'
A city official accuses Mayor Karen Bass and city leaders of downplaying $17.6 million in budget cuts that have impeded firefighting efforts amid deadly wildfires. City Controller Kenneth Mejia ...
CNN17d
‘Beyond the brink’: Data shows LA Fire Department among the most understaffed in America
LA’s firefighters were joined by crews from across the state, including from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which covers areas outside the city, including hard-hit Altadena. But images ...
BBC17d
LA faces 'extreme fire danger' as high winds forecast
Your house is on fire’: Moment man's saved from burning LA home Winds that have fanned wildfires in the US city of Los Angeles are again expected to kick up on Wednesday - after a 25th death ...
Los Angeles Times17d
L.A. City Council seeks transparency on empty reservoir, dry fire hydrants
The Los Angeles City Council member representing the Westside ... Park called for establishing a formal system in which DWP provides the L.A. Fire Department with “weekly updates” on the ...